About Tongpal Village

Tongpal is a large village in Chhindgarh tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,481, made up of 1,845 males and 1,636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tongpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tongpal village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil	Chhindgarh
Pincode	494115
Area (hectares)	376.06 hectares
Population	3,481
Male Population	1,845
Female Population	1,636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tongpal compares

By the 2011 count Tongpal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 376.06 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1096.

Getting to Tongpal

Tongpal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tongpal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tongpal from other places

Tongpal lies about 28 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kaklur, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Tongpal
Nearest railway station	Kaklur	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhindgarh	28 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Bastar Dantewada	28 km
Nearest town	Malakanagiri	41 km

Villages closest to Tongpal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhindgarh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Tongpal

As per the Census of India 2011, Tongpal village had a population of 3,481. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Tongpal village has 1,845 males and 1,636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tongpal has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1096.

The pincode recorded for Tongpal is 494115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tongpal covers 376.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tongpal falls under Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Tongpal is Kaklur, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Tongpal.

Tongpal is about 28 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tongpal is in Chhindgarh tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Kaklur is about 24 km away. Chhindgarh is about 28 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.